The Odds of an Event Occurring Is: A

question 18

Multiple Choice

The odds of an event occurring is: A. The probability that the event will occur divided by the probability that the event will not occur.
B. The probability that the event will not occur divided by the probability that the event will occur.
C. The probability that the event will occur divided by the total of the probability that it will occur, plus the probability of the event not occurring.

• A) Option A
• B) Option B
• C) Option C
• D) Either option A or B would create the same outcome.

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Definitions:

Tautology

A statement that is necessarily true because of the meanings of the words.

Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic to determine whether a compound statement is true or false, based on the truth values of its components.

Contingent Statement

In the Logic of Statements means a grammatically correct expression that turns out to be true under at least one possible assignment of truth values to its component simple statements and false under another possible assignment of truth values to its component simple statements.

Truth Values

The attribution of truth or falsity to propositions or statements, which in classical logic are typically denoted as true or false.